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| ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE |
| AUTOMATION |
| Case Studies |
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Changing the
Power Equation
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Automation |
| CHALLENGE |
| To improve the performance of power management and avoiding frequent interruptions. |
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| ACTION |
| A single window automation system for centralised monitoring & controlling of internal & external energy resources along with power distribution centres was implemented, which changed the power equation at the plants.
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| OUTCOME |
| THEN |
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NOW |
| Difficult to manage power resources and distribution of feeders manually with hardware interlocks |
| Long time for changeovers from grid to DG & vice versa,
and restoration of power at the plant |
| Frequent power interruptions led to production loss
& quality issues |
| Lack of stability & safety in electrical operations |
| High operation & maintenance cost |
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| Intelligent auto operation and protection of power sources |
| Auto changeovers from grid to DGs and vice versa, without interruption |
| Auto starting and synchronisation of in-house generation |
| Auto prioritisation of loads |
| Automatic load sharing and load shedding |
| Demand management |
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| IMPACT |
| OPERATIONAL |
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ECONOMIC |
| Fast measuring of electrical and DG parameters, and optimisation of process control |
| Good maintenance management of DGs |
| Advance monitoring, control and operation through automatic data recording and logging |
| Planned load sharing and shedding, and demand management |
| Energy accounting and feedback for each user |
| More safety and stability in operation |
| Standardisation across all formulations plants |
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| Improvement in product quality |
| Reduction in plant downtime to just 4 hours/month |
| Reduction in operational cost |
| Better optimisation of DG fuel leading to savings in running hours |
| Better utilisation and optimisation of power source and feeders |
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